filthyrich

1 hour ago, floyd_z said:

So this year all the records are going have  "Support Indie Record Stores.... Not Flippers" screen printed on them?  Neat!

 

Only really interested in that Doors album, maybe the Pink Floyd, but it's probably only two tracks.  Both will probably be gone immediately.  I would probably wait in line if they did a full live early Pink Floyd release.  It would be nice if they would at least include a track list.  

Based on the last six RSDs, it will not be hard to find that Doors album in the aftermarket.

1 hour ago, Canuckle said:

There's more to both releases than a simple colour variant, whether it's the 7" that came with The Fugees or the fact that the Weezer album is from MOFI plates but significantly cheaper and with a pop-up gatefold (not to mention the art print and cocktail which vary in value from member to member), I wouldn't say they were simply coloured variants. 

 

That being said, I agree wholeheartedly with your assessment that the supply / demand around DD is what propelled it to sell out. 

Ah yeah, I forgot about the Fugees 7"... I guess that was extra incentive. I wouldn't say the Weezer was "significantly" cheaper... If you were joining just for that month, you were paying $27 for the record, whereas the MoFi varies from $30-35 (and sometimes less if you find a deal, I got mine for $25). And I'm sure most Weezer fans were like me and jumped on the MoFi's early, assuming they'd eventually sell out (nightmare flashback to Sea Change). And yet here we are, many years and 18,000 "limited numbered editions" later.....

I guess my point with most VMP AoTM selections is they have several "incentives" to appeal to diehards (unique variant, pop-up gatefold, alternate cover art for Z).... But most said diehards will have already purchased the release in question.  So it's more a "do I want to drop $27 to buy this record again in a slightly more unique version" argument.

3 hours ago, Stress On The Sky said:

I'd argue it was beaten to the punch by Unkle's - Psyence Fiction but still if this album represents an epiphany moment or turning point for a whole bunch of people I totally get why everyone went so batshit about this re-issue. 

I prefer that UNKLE record too (one of the best things Shadow did after Entroducing) but here's the difference:

--Psyence Fiction has been easily available on vinyl since its release. I grabbed a copy for under $20 some years back. It's... OK, sound-wise.

--Demon Days has been OOP for a decade, and regularly sells for $150 and up. 

The fact that VMP got exclusive rights to an in-demand OOP title for the first time in their history is the reason they sold out of subs in less than a day. Simple as that. Others say, "But what about the Fugees/Weezer?" Well, both of those titles had already been repressed and were easy to find (the Weezer in multiple versions!) so VMP's only "hook" was cool colors. Demon Days could've been ordinary black and demand wouldn't have changed one iota.

9 hours ago, filthyrich said:

It's either a glitch or VMP really did pull the 1-month option.

I mean, they already know their pressing run number. (Even though they won't announce it publicly.) If the powers-that-be see that they're, say, 80%  sold out within half a day of the announcement, you can bet they're gonna eliminate the cheapest option for this month.

 

If the 3-month option disappears too, you know this thing is a sellout and they're probably gonna cap subscriptions for the first time ever.

EDIT: Well damn. Who knew??

Quoting myself above for posterity.

1 hour ago, tetsuodaironman said:

Fuck, I missed this. If anyone gets a lead on how I can get a copy, message me, please!

I'd wait a couple months for the prices to jump, then die down. It's at least a 10,000 press... You should be OK.

1 hour ago, richardsurf said:

I've just confirmed 13 successful referrals with my code after I explicitly stated NOT to PM me or ask for my link. Please. I beg of you.

Let the record show you don't need to PM me or ask me for my link.

It's right there in the signature. It's free money. Have at it!!!

It's either a glitch or VMP really did pull the 1-month option.

I mean, they already know their pressing run number. (Even though they won't announce it publicly.) If the powers-that-be see that they're, say, 80%  sold out within half a day of the announcement, you can bet they're gonna eliminate the cheapest option for this month.

If the 3-month option disappears too, you know this thing is a sellout and they're probably gonna cap subscriptions for the first time ever.

25 minutes ago, YouTwo said:

It's probably my favorite one since I joined.  Well, before Demon Days that is.  

Is the VMP Odelay better, worse, or the same as the Bong Load Odelay? 

It's kind of a toss-up for me in terms of the colors... But the Bong Load is already going for some $$ now, so I could easily unload it if the VMP is better mastering.

5 hours ago, ksuwdboots said:

Can someone that owns the Matador reissue of the LP please add it to Discogs? Also, for anyone that has the Matador and one of the 6131 pressings, any comment on sound/pressing quality comparisons?

Seconding this. I bought the green and grey pressings together (2nd press)... Green was very noisy, grey was decent. But definite room for improvement just on the "use better quality vinyl" scale.

3 hours ago, jonnywreck said:

Received both of these over the weekend. Phenomenal packaging and pressings on both of them. Now, if they'd only just do the rest of his discography...

In fairness, a couple years ago the entire BFF and BF discography was OOP on vinyl.

Now we have WAEA, Rockin The Suburbs, Reinhold Messner, and Silverman. Live In Perth is coming for RSD. Way To Normal is technically OOP, but copies don't go for that much.

The only truly "missing" titles are Ben Folds Live (still very expensive) and Ben Folds Five S/T. (The 2011 Plain repress doesn't count, because it was awful... and anyway it's OOP now too.) 

I'd personally like to see Sunnyspeedgraphic issued on vinyl for the first time, or (even better) just release all 3 EPs in one 3X12" set at 45 RPM.

1 minute ago, YouTwo said:

Your are correct, nothing "exclusive" except the ability to purchase.  But members get first crack before they sell out.  Some members just like getting everything in one box every month.  But yeah, if it sold out there are certainly more (and possibly cheaper) buying options.  But members get free shipping too.  It used to be that only members could buy from the store no matter if it was an exclusive or a curated title.  Now after the appropriate window the general public can buy from the store and pay shipping.  

Aha. Last time I joined the store was members-only all the time. 

I only did it for one month but I came out pretty good... Got the yellow vinyl of Evil Empire before it sold out and my AoTM was MMJ's Z... which looks to be sold out now too. VMP seems to work best if you time your subscriptions correctly.

5 minutes ago, YouTwo said:

Their "curated" releases have a member exclusive window of 7 days.  The store opened on the 16th so only members can buy them until the 23rd.  Store Exclusives have a 30 day window and AOTM have a 1 year window.  

But what I'm saying is there's nothing "exclusive" about the curated releases. You don't have to be a member of VMP to buy a Pixies reissue that's been available on Amazon and elsewhere for close to 10 years. Maybe it's a "better price" than online but if you look you could find it cheaper.

I don't mind them highlighting notable albums, but don't call them "exclusives." The colored FJM that sold out in half a day? THAT is an exclusive.

For all this talk about Fugees and Weezer being AoTM that sold out.... I'm looking at the store right now and they're both still available?

Also, not sure why some of these things are "Member Exclusives." Pretty sure you can buy that Bob Dylan Albert Hall album or Pixies "Come On Pilgrim" anywhere on line,  seeing how neither is a unique colored pressing. 

Well, I used the code from erikness, so I appreciate the free money! Kinda amazing VMP got the exclusive rights to repress this!

I see no issues with everyone passing along the savings (I refuse to say "Pay It Forward").... So if you wanna use my code, feel free. I'm definitely grabbing that National rainbow splatter.

http://fbuy.me/fgnA9

EDIT: Sorry, posted the link before changing my sig. 

21 minutes ago, Die Laughing said:

I apologize for my ignorance, but is this thread real or are all of you just awesome at sarcasm?

Sarcastic about SRC's quality customer service??

Or sarcastic about liking the first Gin Blossoms record?

If it's the latter... Dude, you're on a forum where the first page has people getting excited about new releases from New Found Glory and Panic At The Disco.

In 2017.

On 3/9/2017 at 9:34 PM, miracleandwonder said:

Still waiting for a poor man's edition of AB on vinyl... plus the aforementioned Zooropa, Pop and ATYCLB.      HTDAAB is not one of my fave U2 albums but I will get it to add to the collection, and I'm glad it's being repressed.

When Best Buy was having their crazy vinyl deals a few years back, they were selling the AB box for $60 I think. I made a calculated decision that they were probably never gonna release a "cheap" version of AB anytime soon and pulled the trigger. 

Pressing was great and of course the package is top-notch. Well worth the $60, which is cheaper than a used OP. Plus I got the remixes on 2XLP 45 RPM blue vinyl, which is... Eh. They really missed an opportunity by not putting the B-sides on wax instead.

20 hours ago, hammertime said:

25% off from this eBay seller when you spend $60.

http://www.ebay.com/sme/get_importcds/Extra-25-off-when-you-spend-60/so.html?customid=5c276654036711e7bf8932f18453992d0INT&pub=5574652453&campid=5335869999&afepn=5335869999&icep_id=117&ipn=icep&_soffid=5025806001&_soffType=OrderSubTotalOffer&_sid=2054254&afepn=5335869999&rmvSB=true

Literally mentioned in 3 of the 4 posts directly above yours....

Time to get that hope back!

https://www.amazon.com/Songs-Music-Motion-Picture-Vinyl/dp/B06X1B2JST/ref=sr_1_1_twi_lp__3?ie=UTF8&qid=1488483775&sr=8-1&keywords=petty+she's+the+one+vinyl

The 45 RPM is a pain since you have to flip records every two songs, but I can confirm it sounds like a truckload of dinosaurs coming at ya. (That's a good thing.)
I bought most of the 45 RPMs dirt cheap and sold them all later when the prices skyrocketed and I realized SQ was garbage... except for TBA. I have Elektra originals of RTL, MOP, and AJFA now. (FYI, the OP Elektra of AJFA is probably the best that album will ever sound... Definitely worth the money if you find one in good shape.)

On 2/19/2017 at 8:18 PM, Tommy said:

Agree with this mostly, except I would say Ghosts and Old Ramon are on godly levels and everything else falls behind that

I really like Old Ramon... and actually saw him on that tour. (Was that the last time Kozelek played with a full band?) But I'd put Ocean Beach and Roller Coaster ahead of it, just for personal preference. It's probably tied for third with Blue Guitar. 

The amazing thing at the time was that Ghosts came out of nowhere. RHP was caught in label limbo... MK put out a couple solo EPs that were mostly AC/DC covers (with a couple John Denver covers for spice)... Sub Pop finally releases Old Ramon and RHP promptly break up after the tour... And then Mark randomly announces a new project, on a tiny label no less. For a guy who recorded for 4AD, Island, and Sub Pop, putting out an album on "Jetset Records" felt like a huge step backwards.

And then we actually HEARD Ghosts... And damn, it was pretty much perfect. Couldn't wait for the follow-up.

And then, Koz being Koz, he never remotely returned to the sound of that record again.

Possibly controversial argument: Ghosts is better than any RHP release (even Roller Coaster and Ocean Beach).... But every SKM release after Ghosts is worse than any RHP release.  

And no I won't sell you my copy of Ghosts I bought for $12 back in the day.

Not to look that gift horse in the mouth, but the SSP record is like $10 including shipping on Amazon right now. So if you miss the $8 version on eBay, there are options.

Good luck on refreshing! The guy seems to have a lot of these. Must've fallen off a truck....

Thanks for the tip. Snagged Ryan and DOTD from this guy. Again, hope they do ship!

You're crazy in the coconut!

Since mastering details are still scarce, some FYI on other pressings:

--The Analogue Productions 2X45RPM press of AEAA sounds amazing... Blows away the OP. Pretty sure it was all-analog-mastered too. If you really like this album, $50 is worth it.

--Unless something happened recently, Adam confirmed the master tapes for RTS have been lost. So this new pressing can't be AAA like the OP. I'm not saying pay $150 for the OP, but I suspect prices will drop now... and again, if you love that album, it might be worth the extra $$. I actually bought this new back in the day and can confirm the SQ is fantastic and the packaging is stellar too. Seems like they actually sequenced the album with vinyl in mind, which was unheard of back in 1996.

If you're more of a casual fan or on a budget, these new pressings should be OK. They just won't be the best ones out there. Mastering from hi-res digital can sound great if done properly... or it can sound like the new reissues of the Black Crowes or the first three Pearl Jam records.